Vulnerability · CVE-2025-22097
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error If the driver initialization fails, the vkms_exit() f
Published Apr 16, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux
Check this week
CVE-2025-22097 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 22.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 22.00%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor Linux Linux 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 <b8a18bb53e06d6d3c1fd03d12533d6e333ba8853
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error If the driver initialization fails, the vkms_exit() function might access an uninitialized or freed default_config pointer and it might double free it. Fix both possible errors by initializing default_config only when the driver initialization succeeded.
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- vendor Linux Linux 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 <b8a18bb53e06d6d3c1fd03d12533d6e333ba88532df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 <b8a18bb53e06d6d3c1fd03d12533d6e333ba8853
How to fix CVE-2025-22097
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2025-22097 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 22.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 <b8a18bb53e06d6d3c1fd03d12533d6e333ba8853 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 <b8a18bb53e06d6d3c1fd03d12533d6e333ba8853. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 22.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 16, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error If the driver initialization fails, the vkms_exit() function might access an uninitialized or freed default_config pointer and it might double free it. Fix both possible errors by initializing default_config only when the driver initialization succeeded.
May 11, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error If the driver initialization fails, the vkms_exit() function might access an uninitialized or freed default_config pointer and it might double free it. Fix both possible errors by initializing default_config only when the driver initialization succeeded.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-22097
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-11205
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error If the driver initialization fails, the vkms_exit() function might access an uninitialized or freed default_config pointer and it might double free it. F
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.